have you ever sat down and thought....
what have i achieved ?
what have i done to make myself feel proud ?
no seriously.. what HAVE you done in your life so far to make yourself feel damn freaking proud of yourself ? i know i have not done many...
these are probably the times i really felt i have done something to make myself feel THAT much better.. :)
1. Sec 2, interdisciplinary project work - Distinction (Group). Team Leader
2. Sec 2, NYPSB Guest Player (Baritone Saxophone) - Synfonia V
3. Sec 2, Moulmein Wind Ensemble Guest Player (Baritone Saxophone) - Marificus X
*played LOTR & Barnes' Third Symphony
4. Sec 3, Ex-Co, Fuchun Concert Band. Bronze Medal for SYF.
5. Sec 3, NYPSB Guest Player (Baritone Saxophone) - Synfonia VI (2002)
6. sec 4, re-arrangement of School Song.
7. sec 4, O level results. 2 Distinctions. (English Language, Music O Levels)
and there after... nothing... :( nothing substantial i mean.. well..
8. Post Sec4, Ex-co, Singapore Wind Symphony Youth Winds
and nothing more... :(
nothing that i feel worth talking about anyway...
oh yea.. there's of course...
9. Poly1, ABRSM music theory grade 6
10. poly3, ABRSM music practical (Alto Sax) grade 8
thats it... haixx..
of course.. ive done some things here and there... but nothing worth mentioning to the general public... well... some ups and downs.. but i think its all good.. :)
well... im still young... :) i still want to do the following things... soon.. hee
1. write my first script for a play ? or musical ? i can get tips from valane. :)
2. write a few songs?
3. take up professional photography and videography and make some films. :)
4. graphics ? design ? :)
5. set up an apparel business selling original print tees. :)
6. learn another language
7. learn DRIVING.
8. and the list goes on.. :)
haa... who doesnt want to be sucessful ? :)
well... reflections are therapeutic.. try it... :)
Till We Meet Again
What The Future Brings...?
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
1. publishing takes more than a day.. sometimes... ARGH... what is this la deh...
2. my tag board is like "SLOW MO"... what is this la deh !?
haix.. anyway.. i came to work at 830 and slacked till 1030... heeheehee.. GOOD ! gave me time to relax... band also.. dad sent me to work.. so i had extra sleep..
i slept early yesterday. :)
fell asleep ard 9+ and woke up to off my com... slept back at 1215... so yea... till 730...
:)
first time after a long time ! :)
anyway.. time for some announcements ! actually.. only 1..
Singapore Wind Symphony Youth Winds In Concert IIDate: 9th June 2007
Time: 7pm
Venue: Lee Foundation Theatre, School of Performing Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
im not going to reveal the highlights.. but i can tell you its quite wild... :)
*only for the appreciative... people who go for pieces like "hung up" or "wu niang" please go watch their concert vids.. coz... there are limited seats !! :)
so today spent the whole day on the movie... only at the last moment then i realised that there is a way to compress the file... i love windows movie maker. :) hahahaa.. :)
then went dinner with des and joseph... vegetarian food !! :) NICE.. but quite ex ah... haha.. anyway.. we had a good time eating and talking.. then had dessert at some HK cafe.. haha.. :P
anyway... bangkok day 5 !!!
ok... so its a day out with hongtae and gong gong.. heehee... i mean neng. :) met at MBK and walked there the whole day... afternoon till evening. heeehee...
we had lunch at..
fuji !!! been wanting to try it ever since i got there.. its jap food... woah... VERY good.. and not THAT expensive.. had a feast ! :) thanks neng for the treat... :)
anyway.. we then proceeded to walk around MBK... i know i know.. i shouldve taken more pics.. i was too engrossed in shopping and other stuff.. i totally didnt think of taking pics... haha... well... went around loooking for stuff to buy... MBK is the place to go for shopping man !! loads of things to get ! :) but not the cheapest place to get though. but hey ! who cares if its cheaper than singapore ! :)
we stopped at swensens for a break... ice cream !! mango flavour... said to have only once a year. im lucky enough to go during thailand's mango season. yummy !!
hongtae had the small sundae... yummy !! :)
and...
me and neng had the large one each.. quite cheap... like 140 baht each.. that is... 7 bucks ? CHEAP !!! and VERY nice... :)
after that LONG shopping trip, we parted for dinner. neng was worn out by the whole shopping trip and hongtae was meeting his friend for dinner too.. so i tagged along. :)
we went to some seafood restaurant which is quite nice. not fantastic but its nice. the view's nice too. :)
see ?
nice right ? :) this is rama 9... erm... i think.... its a bridge linking the areas together. :)
anyway...
since day 4, ive been staying at my friend's place... very kampong... very vintage.. very.. thai experience.. i like. :) heehee.. :)
hee... :)
anyway... tomorrow's AGM... and fridae meeting my long lost didi jonny. heehee. :)
cant wait ! :)
Till We Meet Again
When I See You Smile...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
i need a holiday...too bad i cant have one... or rather.. i already had one...
and i need the money... :)
maybe somewhere nearby might be an idea... IDEA LEH ! haha... :D
so the past week's highlights... lets see...
thursday went to work and then band prac.. woah... major hoohaa.. (major but silent haha) and band prac was errr.. ok... hahaa...
friday went for work (as usual) and then went to meet val and gold for a stage play. been ages since i went to one... and woah... it was goooood !!
really ! i mean... its nice !! half musical... its actually a musical actually... erm.. ok. nvm.. bottom line. good !!! its called "one night stand" and its set in bollywood context but a biblical story... i dont know anything about bible stories but its about Esther.. erm.. yea... but it was good.. as in.. everything... :)
then we had supper at newton circus... :) nice.. been a long while since i went there... coz of transportation constraints.. haha...
then headed down to OSO.. :)
saturday didnt have to work.. so slacked at home.. :) really nice experience... went out in the afternoon to grab the concert posters me and alice sent for printing... NICE !!
there were A3 posters so its like erm... ok la.. bring it to the band room first. anyway nothing to do.. :)
so went there and slacked there for a while.. alone. ahaha. :) waited for des and charles for dinner at marina square..
after about half an hour of walking around and contemplating on where to eat, we settled for billy bombers. :) NICE food really!!! but cannot always eat.. harmful to the pocket and body.. haha.. :) high class junk food la.. but its soooooooooo good. :)
then we headed down to OSO after that... :) nice... but alright la.. :)
sunday went to band room early for sectionals.. :) we were all donned in red for phototaking. :) ahaha...
anyway... major hoohaa again.. this time 2 groups... blehhh !!
and i must apologise for being VERY disorganised during phototaking. haix... haha.. didnt even manage to give out the posters. oh well..
its ok. :)
went to vivo after that.. this time, siow wee came with us.. haha...
celebrated joeven's and jonathan's birthday with breadtalk cake. :) nice. :) haha. didnt take pic.. well.. i didnt. think johan did. :)
anyway, left vivo early.. coz of a few reasons...
1. we were tired.
2. sandy and some others had to get home early coz of school the next day
3. we were feeling warm coz we were sitting facing the gigantic spot light and also it was after a heavy rain..
so yea.. took bus back... nothing much la.. just dissappointed at swsy currently. :(
anyway, monday was alright with work. :) finished the video and did some poster making. FUN. :)
went home early.. haa.. 1. because no one wanted to date me. hahaha... 2. coz im quite tired too.. also, eating at home is nice and saves me money too. :)
im so broke. :(
ok.. so later might go for a movie or sumthing. duno. quite stressed today. ahahaa.. or maybe i just feel like going out. :)
shant do a bkk update today coz im leaving my work place in a short while. heehee.. :)
Till We Meet Again
Im Falling.. :)
This Is Me...
Melvin Goh Shijin09.12.87
DigiMagic Communications
Account Executive
BA Mass Communications
Oklahoma City University
Class of 2011
Diploma In Infocomm Tech
Singapore Polytechnic
Class of 2007
SAF Bands - Parade Band B
Musician (SAF Bands)
Merit
Platoon 1, Section 4
Eagle Company, BMTC School 1
ABRSM Grade 4 music practical(Piano)
ABRSM Grade 8 music practical (Saxophone)
Merit
ABRSM Grade 6 music theory
Merit
GCE 'O' Level Music
Distinction
Singapore Wind Symphony Member
Singapore Wind Symphony
Executive Committee
Singapore Wind Symphony Youth Winds
Advisor
Voices...
Outer Dimensions...
|JoHan| |AliCe| |JoN| |ShaN| |ZaChiUs|
Hits...
Facets of My Life...
Smile like you mean it. Take each day one step at a time. Positive. Well at least I hope to be. Music magician. Give me something and I'll make it go right. Great listener. Just give me that chace to listen. Very Fortunate and lucky to have the people around me. Really appreciate everyone and everything that came my way. Still learning, still growing. Not sideways i hope. Busy as a bee. And always doing it. Enjoy life to the fullest. You dont have very long to live it. And God Knows, You've got me sewn. And you still do. I was talking about myself. ha. Smile. And the world will smile with you. Pictures, still and moving alike. Laughs. And more to come. Friends. Can't Live without them. Art. Total Appreciation. Love.
Past Lived...
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